Shoe-horn.



C. W. VOGLER.

' SHOE HORN.

APPLICATION FILED APR.15. 191-4.

Patented July 17, 1917'.

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SHOE-HORN.

Specification of Letters-Patent.

iI atented July 17, 191 7.

"ApplicationfiIed'Ap'riI .15, 1914. Serial No.'832,086.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Crrnnnns VVILLrA'M VoeLnR, a citizen of the United States,'resi'ding atFrankfort, in'thecountyof Franklin 5 and State of Kentu'cky,'have invented-certain new and useful Improvements in "Shoe- Horns, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates tosh'o'e horns, in which one of the obje'cts'is to provide an efficient means for pullingthe' shoe'on the foot in conjunction with the usual means for facilitating the entrance of the foot into the shoe.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of an expanding means by which the clamping jaws are normally held in spaced-apart relation so as to facilitate as well as expedite the insertion of the foot in the shoe, since the jaws will automatically engage over the shoe-upper when pressure is exerted on the device, thereby necessitating only the pressing of the handles for clamping the jaws at the rear of the shoe-uppers.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of my invention will be more readily understood from the following description taken in connec tion with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in theiclaims forming a part of this specification.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device constructed in accordance with my invention, dotted lines being shown to indicate the position of the pivoted jaw when in its normally open position, and

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrow illustrating the manner in whichthe handles are connected together.

In the drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred embodiment of this invention, an ordinary shoe horn 5 is provided, which is made of metal or any other suitable material. and has associated with the rear face thereof approximately mid-way its ends a handle 6, the free terminal of which is curved as indicated at 7, thereby facilitating the manipulating of the same. A jaw 8 is formed on the rear face of the horn 5, subjacent the point of connection between the handle 6 and horn 5, said jaw being formed by enlarging a portion of the horn and serrating its face.

A second handle 9 is provided and has a jaw 10 formed thereon by extending-one of itsends ata substantially right angle tothe body,*this jaw adapted for coaction with the jaw '8' 'so asto clamp the shoe-upper therebetween. Ab'oxing'll is formed on'the handle 9 adj acent the :jaw 10 by enlarging the handle at thispointandslotting the same, through which thehandle' 6 is engaged. A pivot pin 12 extends transversely through the boxing 11' and the rigid handle6, thereby p'roviding an axis upon-which the handle 9 is swung, so as to disengage the jaw 10 'The jaws 10 and 8 are desired to be normally in spaced-apart relation, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1, in order that the same will be automatically engaged on opposite sides of the shoe-upper when the same is pressed downwardly after the heel has been engaged with the horn 5. In the furtherance of this object, an elastic element 13 is provided, which in the present instance comprises a curved flat spring, one end of which is in engagement with the pivoted jaw 9, while the opposite end is adapted for sliding engagement with the rigid jaw 6, thereby tending to normally hold the handles 6 and 9 in spaced-apart relation and incidentally the jaws 10 and 8.

In use, it is no doubt readily obvious that the horn will be slid inside of the shoe upper and the foot of the person then inserted into the shoe, which is facilitated by clamping the jaws 8 and 10 into engagement with the shoe-upper and exerting pressure on the handles. The peculiar formation of the free terminal of the handle 6, which is indicated at 7, enables the operator to obtain a firmer grip thereon, so as to permit the ready engagement of the foot in the shoe, at the same time, clamping the jaw 10 into engagement with the jaw 8 by the pres sure which is exerted on the handle 6.

It will be understood that the above description and accompanying drawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts, may be made within the scope of the appended claims and without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A shoe horn having a shank portion Copies of this patent may be obtained for projecting outwardly in a horizontal plane from the rear face thereof, between the center and the upper edge of the horn, a handle element joined at one end to said shank and provided at its other end with a downwardly curved terminal, forming stop-means to prevent the slipping of the handle from the grasp of the user, a clamping jaw pivoted to said shank portion and adapted for movement against the rear face of said horn, and a handle connected to said jaw and extending above the handle element of said shank, said handle adapted for movement toward said handle element for bringing said jaw in engagement with that portion of the rear face of said horn which is immediately subj acent to the shank thereof.

' 2. A shoe horn having a shank portion projecting in a horizontal plane from its rear face, between the center and the upper edge thereof, a handle element joined at one end to said shank and curved downwardly at the other end to provide abutment means therefor, a olampin member pivoted transversely of said shan portion, said member comprising a clamp jaw disposed for movement beneath said shank portion and against the rear face of that portion of the horn immediately subjacent to said shank, and means disposed above said handle and yieldably spaced therefrom, and adapted for movement toward said handle element for bringing said clamp jaw against the rear face of said horn.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature :15

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

